All Posts Tagged With: "recession"
Spreading the Slowdown
“Wall Street, central bankers, economists, politicians - and most investors too - are betting on a soft landing,” said a friend from New York. “A slowdown in world growth has taken the pressure off commodity prices. Slower growth will help…
27Aug2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedSentiment Buoyed by Lower Oil, But Consumers Still Certain of Recession
Consumer sentiment improved for the second consecutive month, as lower commodities prices picked the index of consumer confidence up from a 28-year low.
The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers announced its index of consumer confidence inched up a half-point…
18Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedDeep Protracted Recession Coming but Important to Keep Things in Perspective
Irish writer, Joe O’Connor has been appearing on RTE’s (Ireland’s national radio station – akin to the BBC) Drivetime in recent weeks with some witty, inspiring and uplifting poetry.
His beautiful words perfectly illustrate how an economic recession or depression is…
8Aug2008 | The Gold Blog | 0 comments | ContinuedOnly the fittest SME’S will survive the coming recession
Small to medium enterprises are the life blood of modern economies. In Ireland for example, up to 56% of the national workforce is employed in by Small to Medium Enterprises, that is to say companies that employ less the 250 employees…
2Aug2008 | The Gold Blog | 0 comments | ContinuedIndicators of a Falling Market
Is Calling a Bottom Premature?
As I wrote last week, it’s pretty clear times are tough right now. With three quarters of the population thinking we’re already in a recession and the market sinking by the day, I don’t think there’s any…
18Jul2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Coming Recession
By Lord William Rees-Mogg
London, England, U.K.
Still Burning
The downturn in the global economy is now 11 months old, if one takes the subprime crisis of August 2007 as the starting point. It has spread like the forest fires in California, establishing…
10Jul2008 | Whiskey and Gunpowder | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Five Secrets to Succeed at Bear Market Investing
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is already in the bear’s grasp. And the U.S. economy may well be headed for a recession. But here’s the ultimate irony: Bear-market investing offers a direct pathway to the biggest profit opportunities most investors…
3Jul2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedStayin’ Alive in the New ’70s
People who believe that history repeats itself are asking themselves: Is this a rerun of the ’30s…or a replay of the ’70s. Is it a deflationary recession we’re rehearsing? Or an inflationary recession? How is this story going to turn…
27Jun2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedEnergy Recession or Energy Depression…
“Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor,” go the words to a sturdy old Anglican hymn.
Well, at $138+ per barrel of oil, I think we are about to find out how dear those prayers really are. This, plus…
17Jun2008 | Energy and Oil | 0 comments | ContinuedBrush Up On Your Survival Skills… Simple Tips To Combat A Wild U.S. Economy
Whether The U.S. Economy Is In Recession Or Not, Maintain Your Perspective
Some believe the U.S. economy is already in a recession, while others point out that the definition of recession is two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth which has not yet…
11Jun2008 | Smart Profits Report | 0 comments | ContinuedSpecial Report: Six Ways to Profit From the One-Two Punch of Soaring Oil Prices and Zooming Inflation
Oil prices have resumed their northward climb. And inflation has returned to the American lexicon for the first time in decades.
For U.S. consumers, there’s no way to dodge the financial fallout of that economic one-two punch.
But for U.S investors willing…
9Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedThe U.S. Economy’s Uncertainty Brings Opportunity for Investors in the Months to Come
With a wheezing economy that’s struggling with housing and credit problems - as well as a weak dollar - it’s clear the United States won’t be in the investment spotlight this year.
But don’t despair. Because a trend that has long…
7Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedAs Gas Prices Escalate, Worries About a Recession Turn Into Fears of Inflation
As the post-Memorial Day hangover lingers, and $4 per gallon gasoline becomes a national reality, expect more and more daily energy prognostications.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) already is on record for $200-a-barrel oil. As you all know, our own Keith Fitz-Gerald…
2Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedInvesting View: Why Small Contracts Can Lead to Big Profits During Turbulent Times
There’s an old adage in business that big contracts command big headlines.
But bigger isn’t always better.
All too often, companies that focus only on big contracts discover there are very lean stretches between contract awards. And that affects the…
2Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedWarren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” Tells German Audiences That the U.S. Economy is in a Deep Recession
The United States is already in a recession and it will be longer as well as deeper than many people expect, U.S. investment guru Warren Buffett said in an interview published Saturday in the German magazine Der Spiegel.
The United States is “already in…
27May2008 | Money Morning | 1 comment | ContinuedEconomic Armageddon?
The current economic environment is downright awful. Our Fed. Chairman, Ben Bernanke is tripping at the pump in an attempt to juice up the economy. Unfortunately, there’s only so much he can do. Lowering the interest rate to 3.5% doesn’t…
22Jan2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Recession Answer: Trickle down or trickle up
After more than eighteen months of doomsday predictions, the nation is just now getting around to planning for a recession. Some say it is too late. Others believe there are still hopes of eliminating a debilitating downward spiral.
On Thursday, our…
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